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ᐃᑯᐛᐤvaishe/he is thick-furrediikuwaaw
ᐃᑯᐱᔪᐤviiit is overcastiikupiiyuw
ᐃᐧᑯᑕniLabrador tea (Ledum groenlandicum)usually pluraliihkuuta
ᐃᑲp (space)someplace else, awayiikaa
ᐃᑲᐱᒐᐱᔪᐤvai/iishe/he, it is being raisedikaapichaapiyuw
ᐃᐧᑲᐱᔅᒋᓂᑭᓐnathimbleiihkaapischinikin
ᐃᔎᐅᑯᑉnidressiskwaaukuuhp
ᐃᔎᐤnawomaniskwaaw
ᐃᔎᑕᐤviiit is burned, burningiskwaataaw
ᐃᔎᑕᒥᑭᓂᐱᓱᓐdial. var. ofᐃᔎᑕᒥᑭᓂᐱᓱᔾdoorway poles of tent, teepee
ᐃᔎᑕᒥᑭᓂᐱᓱᔾnidoorway poles of tent, teepeeiskwaataamiikinipisuy
ᐃᔎᒋᐛᑎᓐviiit suddenly gets cold from a north wind, a stormiskwaachiiwaatin
ᐃᔎᒋᑲᔅnafemale minkiskwaachikaas
ᐃᔎᓯᑉnafemale duckiskwaasip
ᐃᔎᓯᒻvtishe/he burns itiskwaasim
ᐃᔎᓱᐤvaishe/he, it (anim) is burnediskwaasuw
ᐃᔎᔅnagirldimiskwaas
ᐃᔎᔅᒐᐤ1viithe fire burns down to coalsiskwaaschaaw
ᐃᔎᔅᒐᐤ2nicharcoaliskwaaschaaw
ᐃᔎᔄᐤvtashe/he burns him/her, it (anim)iskwaaswaaw
ᐃᔎᔭᐤ1viiit is the end of itiskwaayaaw
ᐃᔎᔭᐤ2nafemale ptarmiganiskwaayaaw
ᐃᔎᔭᐱᔅᑕᓂᔅnayoung female martendimiskwaayaapistaanis
ᐃᔎᔭᐱᔅᑕᓐnafemale marteniskwaayaapistaan
ᐃᔎᔭᔅnayoung female ptarmigandimiskwaayaas


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